The Shell Game PPE

                                      by

                               GŽœŽHŽD S™ŸTWŽRδ


 ABOUT THE SHELL GAME
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     The Shell Game is a PCBoard 15.21+ PPE that recreates the classic
 shell game.  Players wager on which shell they believe the pea is hidden
 under, with the added possibilities of the Shell Master cheating the player
 and the police raiding the establishment.  It features monthly scoring as
 well as keeping track of the previous month's high score and the all-time
 high score in the game.  

 INSTALLING THE SHELL GAME
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     Installing the Shell Game is simple.  It can be installed in the
 CMD.LST to be run from the command line, or from a menu.  A typical entry
 in the CMD.LST would look something like....

 COMMAND        Sec                    PPE/MNU File Specification
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 SHELL           20                    C:\PCB\PPL\SHELGAME.PPE

     The format for installing it in the .MNU structure would be very 
 similar to the above.  If you'd like to install The Shell Game in your
 doors list, you need to do two things.  First, install it as you'd install
 any other door.  Second, you need to create a batch file to run The 
 Shell Game that looks something like this:

 ECHO !c:\pcb\ppl\shelgame\shelgame.ppe > pcbdoor.txt
 %PCBDRIVE%
 cd %PCBDIR%
 board

     Two other files, SHELGAME.CFG and SHELGAME.INS (the online instructions)
 must also reside in the same directory as the PPE.  The .CFG file MUST
 be there for both registered and unregistered versions. 

     This version of The Shell Game creates a few more files than the old
 version due to the conversion to .DBF files for info storage.  It will
 create the following files:

 PLAYERS.DBF    - The .DBF that scores all the players information
 PLAYERS1.NDX   -
 PLAYERS2.NDX   - The indices for the PLAYERS.DBF
 FAME.DBF       - The .DBF that holds Hall of Fame information

 REGISTERING THE SHELL GAME
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     I'm a bit amazed at the amount of money some people charge for their
 PPEs.  To "buck the trend", all PPEs from GŽœŽHŽD S™ŸTWŽRδ are VERY 
 reasonably priced.  Registering The Shell Game lets you configure 
 quite a few things, including number of plays, starting money, and also
 allows the use of the make up day feature.  See the enclosed REGISTER.TXT
 for more information.

 THE LEGAL STUFF
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     Use the Shell Game at your own risk.  All I guarantee that the PPE
 will do is take up some room on your hard drive....it works fine on our
 BBS, but I can't make any guarantees that it will work on yours.

 The Shell Game is copyright 1995 by GŽœŽHŽD S™ŸTWŽRδ.

 THANKS TO....
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     The SysOps that have already registered The Shell Game!  I'd also
 like to thank the programmer(s) at CDC for including source (as usual)
 with their RIPKIT.  Included is source for an online calendar, which is
 used in a VERY stripped down form in The Shell Game for the make up 
 day feature.

 AND EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO....
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     ....my wife Becky.  The concept for the game was hers, and she did
 most of the graphics for the game.  Luv ya, Becky!


 AUTHENTICITY
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    All files from GŽœŽHŽD S™ŸTWŽRδ receive an -AV stamp, ensuring
 that the copies you receive are authentic.  If you don't see the -AV
 information of:

Authentic files Verified!   # EUB226
Mark Zec
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³GŽœŽHŽD S™ŸTWŽRδ    ³
³Hare Mail BBS  ’σ)* ³
³(216) 341-6793      ³
³FidoNet 1:157/422   ³
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 ....you might have received a copy that's been tampered with.  I upload
 the newest versions of all my software to our board, Hare Mail BBS, as well
 as to Salt Air.  If you don't see the above -AV information, you can always
 download the latest versions from Hare Mail at (216) 341-6793 under our
 demo account.  Log in as GENERIC ACCOUNT with no password, and you'll be 
 able to find the files located in File Directory #9.  If you're a Fido
 node, you can FREQ the files as well.  Information on magic names is
 included in the REGISTER.TXT enclosed with the archive.


 CONTACTING ME
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 I can be reached for support or just questions via:
 
     Internet - mark.zec@pcohio.com
     Fido     - 1:157/422 (Hare Mail BBS)
     U'NI     - Sysops Conference
     Intelec  - PPL Programming Conference (which I moderate), Sysops
 
 I can also be reached directly at Hare Mail BBS at 216-341-6793. If you
 need to contact me via Snail Mail, the mailing address is:
  
 Mark Zec
 6404 Gertrude Ave.
 Cleveland, Ohio 44105